We?ve started receiving quotes for a complete refurbishment of the house we are about to buy and they are a bit eye watering. We can still afford it, but it will just mean holding off on a lot of other plans we were hoping to have (like, taking holiday, ever going out for a meal again, etc).
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience in project managing a refurb themselves. Do you think we could save a significant amount of money doing that? I am freelance, so I can just take on less work to give me time to do it, but that?s only really sensible if I?ll be saving quite a bit, iykwim.
So far though, we?ve had a few companies quote for doing all the works and when they break down their quote, the cost of electrics, for instance, is almost double what it was when I just had our electricians come in to quote. If getting one firm to do all the work adds 40% on to the cost then I am certainly up for project managing lots of firms, but I mean, that just seems crazy right?
Any tips or experience from the lovely mumsnetters would be v. useful...